﻿Spacecom
To
Operate
New
Satellite
at
4W
AMOS
Hot
Spot

1
December
2016

Spacecom
announced
that
it
entered
into
an
agreement
with
AsiaSat
to
relocate
its
AsiaSat
8
satellite
from
its
current
orbital
position
to
Spacecom’s
4°W
orbital
position.
AsiaSat
8
will
be
co-located
with
AMOS-3,
for
a
four
(4)
year
period.
AsiaSat
8
will
complement
AMOS-3
in
offering
a
full
range
of
communication
services.
The
satellite,
expected
to
begin
service
for
Spacecom
in
Q1
2017,
will
replace
AMOS-2.
Spacecom
has
an
option
to
extend
the
agreement
for
an
additional
year
of
service.

Upon
receipt
of
the
required
regulatory
approvals,
AsiaSat
will
relocate
its
satellite
to
the
4°W
orbital
position
where
it
is
expected
to
arrive
within
45
days.
Following
testing
AsiaSat
8’s
beams
will
cover
the
Middle
East,
Central
Eastern
Europe
and
Africa
enabling
Spacecom
to
provide
additional
capacity
and
services
to
its
customers.

David
Pollack,
CEO
and
president
of
Spacecom,
said,
"We
are
glad
to
strengthen
our
connection
with
AsiaSat.
AsiaSat
8
satellite
enables
us
to
continue
serving
our
customers
at
4°W
orbital
location
following
the
expected
end
of
life
of
AMOS-2
and
provide
them
with
additional
capacity
and
services."

Andrew
Jordan,
President
&
CEO
of
AsiaSat,
said,
“We
welcome
Spacecom
as
our
latest
customer.
AsiaSat
8’s
superior
performance
offers
an
ideal
fit
for
Spacecom’s
needs.
We
look
forward
to
growing
this
strong
partnership
in
the
years
to
come.”